Be welcome! You are watching my personal pixel update platform for my painted metal meneken. Sounds mental as it is. Semi-Strictly 28mm. History 'light'. No magnifiers were used in this process. What I have, what will be painted, what I like, what rules I favour and more.
Watch this space and be patient!

Sunday, 30 March 2014

Recently I felt the urge to stock up my Renaissance light Cavalry. And what a good opportunity to do so by shopping the crossbow cavalry from the Perry´s webpage. As I wanted them to be able to be fielded by French as well as Imperial, I kept them fairly generic. The leathery background is a sketch book from 'Il Papiro‘ from Florence - a paper shop of the oldest tradition.

Friday, 28 March 2014

Ja, Ja, Ja, just like we use to say: first it comes differently, secondly as one thought it would be.

News - stop:
The British finally cross the river. The Untested Hessians as well as the Jägers keep it going while under heavy attack.

Ah, yes, the American "attack", or at least they came nearer. A ‘Blunder‘ for "Paul Washington" and they lost two units in the process – so it looks fifty-fifty again.

Also the meekly Hessians (von Donop?) saved 3 artillery shots!! - just to perish in the next round.

Aaand the Indians arrived at the Inn of the Creepy Mill.

So its all up again. No gloom anymore, Fortuna favoured the definitively the Redcoats this time, but it doesn‘t look all roses. I think its at the point where no one has a strategem left and the battle is so much advanced that nobody can do any thing big any how. So just the dice really. Nice.

Aaaand yess - next time part four!

The American left flank is coming nearer ...

The British reserve sways to the other flank

The immaculate Hessian untested (weaklings) after an artillery barrage

Monday, 24 March 2014

Rivers can be very intimidating, for some. You never know when you reach the other side, or how deep they eventually can be. This can turn into a real nightmare, when you are under enemy fire and you want to survive.

And they are wet and cold.

The continuation of the glorious misconception of the term battle. The British troops still dither and can‘t make it over the river, are caught in-between, thanks to some of my general rolling Blunders again(!!!).

Paul played the Chief in Command of the Americans and Matt was his French Adjutant. I was in charge (more or less as it turned out later) of the British and Richard helped to herd the Hessians over the river.

What shall I say, I can‘t even bother to draw a new map as nothing much has changed. (Maybe for the next battle as a prep).

A few highlights:

The British Dragoons were finally shot at the Mill, followed by their comrades, The British LI Guards they got shot at the stables. The British Guard of the right flank got mauled by a French flank fusillade, but survived. The French then turned out to be not of the warrior type (Stamina 1). The Hessian test with the same result. The Natives hop back over the river. The American centre attacks (yes, a rare sight indeed!) The British fail to get over the river.

The ‘Guards‘ take a heavy toll

The Stockbridge Indians prove that they can cross rivers without the use of a bridge!